New Yorkers settle in Summerlin’s The Ridges

When Richard Racanelli decided to move his dental practice from New York City to Las Vegas, he and his wife, Jennifer, determined Summerlin was the best place to live in Southern Nevada.

“We did the research and it easily pointed to Summerlin as the best place to be for so many reasons,” said Richard, who first rented a townhouse in Summerlin’s exclusive guard-gated The Ridges village while he set up his dental practice, Stunning Smiles of Las Vegas, in the southwest part of town.

When William Lyon Homes opened the upscale Sterling Ridge neighborhood a year later, Richard, Jennifer, and then infant son, Luca, made the move.

“The timing was perfect. We knew we wanted to buy a new home in Summerlin. We already loved the community, loved The Ridges and the view of the mountains. Sterling Ridge was perfect for us,” he said.It was the only neighborhood they visited and they immediately said yes.

Sterling Ridge features two distinct luxury home products with six floor plans. The Grand Collection’s three home designs range from 3,500 to 4,100 square feet and are priced from the high $800,000s. The Premier Collection floor plans range from 3,700 to 4,800 square feet and now start at $1.2 million. The two collections offer three to five bedrooms, up to 5½ baths and three-car garages.

The Grand Collection’s three floor plans offer features, such as separate master retreat, guest suite, exercise room, interior courtyard, front and rear deck and covered veranda. Architectural detail includes multisliding glass doors that connect indoor living with outdoor lounge spaces, foyers, vestibules and horizontal, multitiered windows that add to the lean, sleek look and feel of the floor plans’ contemporary designs.

The Premier Collection offers a single-story home model in one of its plans. Its home designs have options such as a guest suite, multigenerational bedroom, downstairs master bedroom suite and covered veranda.

Homeowners in The Ridges have exclusive access to Club Ridges, the village’s 9,000-square-foot, fitness facility. Downtown Summerlin, the 106-acre fashion, dining and entertainment destination in the heart of the community, is just minutes away and, The Ridges is in close proximity to the 215 Beltway, providing residents with easy access to McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip.

After a life of apartments and townhomes in New York, the Racanellis moved into their very first single-family home in November, 2014 — a 4,200 square-foot, four bedroom and 4½ bath residence at Sterling Ridge.

“It was really nice building a semicustom home by William Lyon,” said Jennifer, who works from home as an Internet marketing specialist. “Everything is our own style, to our own taste, which just adds to the fact that we absolutely love this neighborhood. Rich and I frequently go to Club Ridges for yoga class and Luca takes swim lessons there. And, Summerlin overall has so much to offer. We enjoy the parks; Luca attends pre-K at Temple Beth Shalom; and we all love spending time at Downtown Summerlin. We never considered living anywhere else.”

For more information about Sterling Ridge, visit Summerlin.com or download the new home finding app by searching “Summerlin” in your app store.